What’s currently happening in research, extension, and demonstration across Northland including Sustainable Farming Fund projects, MPI funded projects, NARF, NDDT, and B+L initiatives…

Northland Annual Legume Project

Our target is a substantial improvement in the legume content of our Northland pastures. This is to improve the overall pasture growth and quality, especially in the July to January period.

Our major emphasis is the integration of the various annual legumes into our grazing systems with their associated 12 month feed demand. This leads into most of the annual legumes being trialled, having been sown with companion species: annual or Italian ryegrass at reduced seeding rates for supplying feed in the June and July period, plus red clover to supply feed in the December to March period.

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